Vana mainnet has gone live, and its native token, $VANA, powers the network. This is a historic event in AI development, as the network pioneers user-owned data as a new asset class.

For years, it has been near impossible to develop AI while preserving users’ privacy and involving them in decision-making concerning the value their data generates. The Vana network changes all of that.

The EVM-compatible network developed by San Francisco-based Open Data Labs enables users to own their data and choose to allow its us...